Lan Yi was making delicious food all day long, a million times better than his dry rations. He was so tired of eating dry rations that he couldn't eat anything after smelling this aroma.

So today, he shamelessly climbed onto the carriage.

"You're a prince, can't you stop being so shameless?"

Xiao Li looked at Yu Yun speechlessly, not realizing how shameless he could be.

Yu Yun blushed. He wasn't always this shameless. He had embarrassed himself in front of the Tenth Princess too many times, and he had already convinced himself to put aside his pride.

"I'm not going down. I have to have half of the food Lan Yi made."

Xiao Li looked at his arms and legs, thinking that if she threw him down with a little force, they wouldn't break.

Yu Yun shrank his legs. He had just felt a chill on his body, and a very dangerous aura locked onto him.

Lan Yi came over and handed him a paper package.

"Third Prince Yu, you should go down now. This is for you to eat."

Men and women should not touch each other; don't forget that the princess is about to become your stepmother.

Yu Yun really wanted to slap himself twice. When Ji Yan asked him which princess he wanted to choose, he shouldn't have said the tenth princess just to get revenge.

I should never have provoked this wolf; I truly regret it now.

Finally, Yu Yun got off the carriage with the paper package in his arms. He sat in his bumpy carriage, biting hard while sighing heavily.

Suddenly, he caught sight of Yun Yiyi's carriage out of the corner of his eye, and a surge of anger rose within him. He ordered someone to call Yun Yiyi to his carriage so he could vent his anger and prevent himself from getting too worked up.

When Yun Yiyi learned that Yu Yun had called her, she dressed up specially, changed into a pink dress, and her complexion looked better.

"Prince Yu the Third".

Yun Yiyi lowered her head, revealing her slender neck.

When Yu Yun saw her like that, she was reminded of the time when Xiao Li made her torment herself.

"The dew on these osmanthus flowers has all dried up, this won't do."

"These osmanthus flowers need to be washed with running water to get them clean."

"These rice noodles are too dry; they won't taste good after steaming."

"This fish is a bit too big."

"This fish isn't pretty."

...

He remembered how Yun Yiyi had treated him back then.

"Come and massage my legs."

Yun Yiyi was taken aback. Wasn't he in love with her? Why was he making her do the work of a maid?

Then she realized that Yu Yun didn't have any maids at all, and she felt relieved.

Yun Yiyi walked towards Yu Yun when suddenly the carriage ran over a stone, causing the entire carriage to shake violently.

Yun Yiyi lunged at Yu Yun, her head slamming hard into Yu Yun's chest.

"ah……"

The two shouted it out at the same time, and Yu Yun almost burst into tears.

Yu Yun, seeing Yun Yiyi's tearful eyes, angrily chased her away.

He thought of Xiaoli's carriage and regretted that he hadn't thought of it beforehand.

Fortunately, after that, Lan Yi would occasionally give him some food, so his life wasn't too difficult.

What he didn't know was that the food Lan Yi gave him was all substandard, meaning it wasn't well-made and couldn't be served to the princess. It would be a waste to throw it away, so he was the one who got to eat it.

If he knew, I don't know if he would still be able to eat.

A month passed quickly, and as expected, news came that the ruler of Dongxia had passed away.

Yu Yun ordered them to speed up. Xiao Li sat quietly in the carriage, not asking to return to Xiling, but insisting on going to Dongxia.

Ji Yan had a very good impression of her. Whenever they passed through a post station or town, he would specially help her buy supplies and reserve water. Yu Yun didn't say anything. Her treatment was many times better than that of the original owner.

Yun Yiyi is in a terrible situation. She is also a delicate young lady who has never lifted a finger. Now she is all alone and has to rely on herself for everything, which has caused her a lot of hardship.

Another half month passed before they arrived in Dongxia. Xiaoli moved into the imperial palace and waited patiently, anticipating an opportunity.

Yun Yiyi entered Yu Yun's backyard. Although Yu Yun's mother was a Hu woman, she was greatly favored by the king.

She had no power after her death, but she secured a powerful backer for her son, namely Empress Ji Mo of Dongxia.

Ji Mo was extremely ruthless. In his youth, he schemed against many people, and the ruler of Dongxia Kingdom still had no children until he was 30 years old.

At this time, Ji Mo still couldn't get pregnant, so she gave up. Only then did children slowly begin to be born in the harem of the King of Dongxia.

Ji Mo and the king were childhood sweethearts, and the king loved her dearly. Therefore, even though she had no children, her position was very secure.

When Hu Nu died, she entrusted Yu Yun to the Empress. Therefore, although Yu Yun was not the legitimate son, his status was very special. As soon as the old king passed away, he became very busy.

Yu Yun had his own residence established early on, so he had concubines in his backyard.

As soon as Yun Yiyi arrived, she became the target of everyone's criticism.